Tamil Nadu: ‘Yellow’ alert for 6 districts today
Tamil Nadu: A ‘yellow’ warning has been issued for six districts on Thursday (December 4) due to the possibility of heavy rainfall.
The Chennai Meteorological Department said in a press release issued on Wednesday:
Cyclone ‘Tithwa’, which formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining southeast Sri Lanka-Indian Ocean, weakened into a deep depression on Tuesday and intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining central-west Bay of Bengal-north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry-south Andhra Pradesh coasts.
It then slowly moved northward and weakened into a depression. Subsequently, it moved southwestward and weakened into a deep depression over the Puducherry coast of northern Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas by Wednesday (December 3) morning and remained over those areas around 8:30 am. It is likely to weaken further into a depression on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, a low-level circulation persists over South India. Due to this, light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely at isolated places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal from Thursday (December 4) to December 9.
Yellow Alert: A ‘Yellow’ alert has been issued for Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari districts as heavy rain is likely at one or two places.
Chennai and Puducherry will experience partly cloudy skies on Thursday (December 4). Light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely in some parts of the city.
Rainfall: In Tamil Nadu, the highest rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 am on Wednesday (December 3) was recorded in Ennore in Chennai district and the area around Hindustan University in Chengalpattu district, with both receiving 150 mm of rain. Sethupattu (Tiruvannamalai) – 130 mm, Thirumayam (Pudukkottai), Thamaraipakkam (Tiruvallur) – 120 mm each, Sathyabama University (Chengalpattu), Manali New Town (Chennai), Thirukkazhugundram (Chengalpattu), Kudimianmalai, Iluppur (Pudukkottai), Thiruvarur – 110 mm each, Mahabalipuram (Chengalpattu), Vadakkuttu (Cuddalore), Kelambakkam (Chengalpattu), Chengunaram (Tiruvallur), Ulundurpet (Kallakurichi) – 100 mm each.
Warning for fishermen: A cyclonic storm with a maximum wind speed of 55 kmph is likely to hit the southeast Arabian Sea off the coasts of Lakshadweep and Kerala on Thursday (December 4).
